Omaha daily bee., 1887-02-07
THE ANTL-MORMON MEASURE
The Prospects For Its Passage at Present
Considered Unfavorable.
HOUSE CHANGES THE CAUSE.
Speaker Carlisle n Candidate For
Beck's Seat i'm the Senate-Bis-
sell Spoken of For the SUI
prcme Bench.
Prejudice Aroused Against the Bill.

house, which were thought by friends of the
measure at the time to bode no good to 1t,
may result in its defeat At all events they
are now used with much ingenuity by Nor
mon agents as q means to defeat the bill.
The preiudices of republican senators have
been aroused against the house amendment,
which gives the governor of Utah such eN-
traordinary power in the appointment of
local municipal officers. This amendment
will give the governor authority to appoint
some ., 400 local officers in that territory and
make himself practically dictator. The SEN
ate republicans don't favor such an amend
ment, believing that it confers too great
power upon one man. Some of the repub
licans think they see behind the proposition
a trick which will result in giving the demo-
cratic party great advantage in any move
ment which may be attempted to
secure the admission of Utah as a
state. Such attempts will not be
wanting. w. l.. Scott, who is supposed to
be nearer the president than almost any
other congressman, is still uriing that some
plan be discovered by which the subject may
be reopened and provision inserted in the
bill to authorize the immediate formation of
a state government upon condition that the
Mormons will abandon polygamy. This is
one of the hobbies of leading Mormon at
torneys here. They hope something viii yet
happen by means of which they will be able
to save the power of the Mormon hierarchy,
and no more ingenus way has been devised
than to offer to the democratic administra-
ton the bribe of two democratic senators and
three electoral votes in 1SSs.
CARLISLE A SENATORIAL CANDIDATE.
Speaker Carlisle is candidate for Mr..
Beck'S seat in the senate But this does not
"a n nf hla aun al
date for reelection as speaker Of the house.
The seat of Senator Beck does not become
vacant until two years from the 4th of next
March. Still there has been some talk in
democratic circles lately about other candi-
dates for the speakerShip. The man who is
most frequently mentioned in this connec-
tion is the Hon. p. A. Collins, of Massa-
chusetts. There is not man in congress to-
| day who has more ability as presiding Off
| Ger than Mr.. Collins. He has shown marked
| ability whenever he has been called upon to
| preside over public meetings of the socities
| of which he is a member. Besides he has
| that wonderful faculty possessed by so few
| men, of winning the respect of his political
| opponents. He is pronounced partisan and
| his political opinions. Nor does he attempt
| to dictate the rights OF others in this respect.
In fact, those who know him best look upon
Mr.. Collins as an ideal speaker and with Mr..
Carlisle out Of the way the mention of his
name would be certain to win him the race.
| BISsELL FOR THE SUPREME BENCH
| There is one man who visits the city oc-
casionally," said prominent official to your
correspondent to-day, who will in all proba-
| bilty become better known to the country at
large before the expiration Of the present
sell, of Buffalo. This gentleman is the pres
idents former lay partner. le is one of the
very best counsellors in the city of Buffalo,
and it viii be noticed that when the presl-
he invariably sends for MI Bissel. This
was true in the elevated railroad 5-cent fare
| bill while Cleveland was governor of New
York. Bissel was sent for and it was upon
| his advice that Mr.. Cleveland vetoed the bill
city and state Of New York. Since the ele-
| vation of Mr.: Cleveland to the presidency he
has consulted his old partner whenever he
any particularly knotty problem of leg
islatton. The latest call on Mr.. Bis
sell was made as soon as the Interstate com
metce e, b 6il reached the president. He sent
egraphed to Mr.. Bissell to come on
at once, he cid So and his opinion
that Of Nj. Garland. When Cleveland was
| inaugurated he invited Mr. Bissell into the
cabinet and offered him his choice of the
| portfolios. The lawyer had no desire for cab
| met honorS and declined the offer. The
president, however, would like to provide
| for his old friend and advisor and there are
| excellent reasons Tor believing that Mr..
BiSsel is anxious to retire from active rrac-
|
supreme bench. There Will be at least TWO
| vacancies on that bench before Cleveland's
term expires and Mr.. Bissell will be given
| one OF them"
| FAIRCHUD's CHANCES GOOD.
| 1t is generally conceded and universally
| believed that Secretary Manning will go out
OF the treasury as soon as congress adJourns.
His successorship seems to be between AS
| sistant Secretary Fairchild and George III.
| Pendleton, of Ohio minister to Berlin, who
has, Just arrived here at the, request, it is
/ how the president can help appointing Mr.
Fairchild.. All through Mr.. Mannins's i'll
ness Mr.. Fairchlld managed the affairs of the
| department, and that, too, without fuss or
| elaborate attempts at display. lie Is n cool,
cear-headed man who believes "a public of
ice public trust" True, he is not a poll
tician and he cannot be used to run any sort
of machine. Ihis may be fatal to
| his advancement, but it is hardly possible
that the president will sacrifice him for zone
| of the boys"
| THEY NEVER SPEAK AS THEY PASS BY.
There continues to be good deal said
about Senator Warner Miller of New ork,
| refusing to attend the complimentary ban
gnet given Senator-elect Hlscock last week.
The fact is that the outgoing senator and
the Senator-elect do not speak as they pass
by. Miller has not smiled since the election.
lie feels that he was very shabbly treated.
He feels that the senatorship was fairly his,
fairly won in an open campa gn and he feels
that the means employed to defeat him were
not honorable or creditable TO those who took
part in the combination. He is not willing
so define the means employed to defeat him,
but he Is always ready to point an insinuation
Dy saying that nobody could have watched
the progress of that campaign and its close
without knowing what means were en-
ployed. The New York republican mem
bers of the house have planned banquet to
be held next Thursday. A republican
family reunion they call il. The intention
Is To have Senator Evarts preside with Sena-
tor Warren Miller seated on side of him and
Senator-elect Hiscock on the other But
there is a fear that the amiable scheme will
fail of its purpose. Warren Miller is the
senior senator from New York and as such
may take oifense at not being asked to pre-
side. Then if that difficulty could anyhow
be bridged over there is little doubt that on
whatever side of the president Mr. Miller
may be placed he would prefer the other side.
But long before those innumerable smaller
difficulties which the committee have to CON
tend with comes the initial fear that Senator
Miller will not agree to attend the banquet al
all When he was invited TO attend the
Hlscock banquet few nights ago he de
cbned on the ground that he had too much
self-reSpect 10 sit at the table with person
who could descend TO the methods by which
Hlscock obtained the senatorship. Mller's
| friends say he is perfectly right TO stand on